About a month ago, November 12 & 13th to be exact, you might remember the BAT-BLOG going crazy trying to cover the NJ COMIC CON in Teaneck, New Jersey. They had sort of a "Batvention" there that celebrated the 1966 BATMAN TV Show/Movie and their Special Guest was none other than CATWOMAN herself, Lee Merriwether! They also had a few 1966 Batmobile Replicas and Bat-Cycle. They also had the Original 1960's Bat-Copter and the real-life Michael Keaton Batmobile from the 1989 Movie, whew!
Well, here's a set of amazing videos created by our Good Friends and Ace Bat-Reporters: BatDave and Dennis! They filmed the NJ COMIC CON so people who couldn't go could get to experience the fun. The videos do a great job at capturing the event and there is plenty of eye-candy to absorb. I especially like seeing all the Bat-Vehicles in detail, the wonderful Costumes, the Special Guests, and other fun stuff. Check it out!!
Recently, the BAT-BLOG.COM was sent some wonderful photos shared from a Cosplayer in France. His name is Niko & he's shown here as the Joker. His Son also made an appearance at the event as the "Little Dark Knight", BATMAN! In the last photo we get to see some of his friends in Superhero Costumes too & they're all really great! Sarah is Supergirl, William is Batman , Sabrina is Catwoman , and Julien is Green Lantern. It's so cool that the French love comics! In a future post we plan on posting some pictures Niko had sent of his amazing Batman Toy Collection. So, look for them soon. In the mean time, I wanna thank Niko for these great Cosplay pics!
This is a quick post to share some extremely fun photos sent in to us by a Bat-Blog Fan who was lucky enough to go to the Supanova Expo in Sydney, Australia this month. He took some nice pics & it looks like everybody had a good time. Hey, just check out these great costumes! You got: Batman, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, The Joker, Harley Quinn, Two-Face, and the very last photo also features David Finch, the New BATMAN Comic Book Artist. Oh Man, I wish I coulda been there! ( Thanks for sharing, Damien )
OK, We're a little jealous! The Bat-Blog has a friend who lives in New Jersey & every time a huge "Geek Event" happens in NYC he's there. His name is BatDave & here are some photos he shared from the recent BIG APPLE COMIC CON last week. First off, he got to meet "Batman", live & in person ( Check out the photographic proof, ha ). Then, he got to meet two total BATMAN Comic Book Legends, Jerry Robinson and Neal Adams. Of course Mr. Robinson was there to promote his new book, "JERRY ROBINSON: AMBASSADOR OF COMICS", a great read ( For The Bat-Blog Book Review, Click HERE! ). Then, BatDave got Mr. Adams to sign a recent copy of his "Batman Odyssey" comic book. Overall it seems like a great adventure! Oh yeah, he saw this beautiful Asian Girl outside & it looks like she's a Batman Fan... Heck Yeah! ( Thanks, as always, to BatDave for sharing his wonderful photos ).
Are you going to the 2010 San Diego Comic Con this year? Well, here's a couple of Batman items to keep an eye out for. The Graphitti Designs company will have a special limited edition BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ( Video Game ) action figure in their booth, #2315. It's the BATTLE-DAMAGED BATMAN!! It's sort of a special pre-release, since it will come out before the next official wave of figures. Also, Warner Bros announced that they teamed up with SDCC to give away 125,000 special tote bags that will feature many of their different commercial properties. There will be 11 different designs so be sure to try & get the one with "Batman: The Brave and The Bold", pictured up above. In fact, if you can get an extra one to give me then I would love you forever, ha! The other 10 designs will be: The Big Bang Theory, Chuck, Fringe, Human Target, Nikita, The Vampire Diaries, The Looney Tunes Show, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Clash of the Titans & Brightest Day. OK now, the Bat-Blog isn't going to SDCC this year ( because we're total losers ) but, like every year, we will try our best to keep you up to date on any new information about the event that is related to Batman. If you hear of any news please let us know.
Here's a cool pic sent in by our good bat-friend Dave. He got to go to a Comic Book Convention in New York City & met Neal Adams. Yes, THE Neal Adams! Neal is extremely famous for his work on Batman comics in the 1970's. He is even still working on the Dark Knight character today. Right now, he is writing and drawing a HUGE Graphic Novel Project called BATMAN: ODYSSEY. We can't wait for that to come out! Also, I wanna say thanks to Dave for sending the cool pic plus I am totally jealous you got to meet the Legendary Neal Adams ( Jealous! ).
The Legendary BATMAN Comic Book Artist NORM BREYFOGLE will be a Special Guest at the NORTH EAST COMIC CON in Boston, Massachusetts on March 7th, 2010. So, if you live nearby, then this is your chance to meet him & maybe get a drawing or sketch of the Dark Knight. Now, another reason I mention this Boston Comic Book Convention is that they will also be giving away, as a door prize, an Original 1940's Golden Age Copy of BATMAN #1!! WOW! That would be extremely cool to win! I mean, I have wanted that iconic issue since I was about 12 years old, ha ha! For more information about this show be sure to visit their site by clicking HERE!
I just met a guy over at Facebook who says he got to meet Batman. His name is John & if you don't believe him, well, he has photographic proof!! Shown here is John shaking the hand of the Original 1966 Batman TV Show actor Adam West! Now, how cool is that!? Thanks John for letting me post this fun photo. Getting to meet Adam West in person is always a treat because he's such a cool guy! If any other Bat-Blog Readers have met ANY of the "Batman Actors" ( TV, Cartoon Voice Actors, Movie Stars, etc....) then please send us a photo today.
Recently, at the London MCM Expo 2009 ( Movie Comic Media ), the video games company Eidos had a special event to hype the new BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM video game. Here are some official photos showing a few Bat-Fans who were there dressed up as Batman, Batgirl, The Riddler, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, & the Joker! Well, it the Nurse Joker ( Heath Ledger version ) from The Dark Knight movie...that's kinda weird, ha ha! But the costume is great! In fact, ALL the superhero & villain costumes are totally wonderful! Looks like it was a fun place to be. I love the UK but have never been. I might have to check out this comic book convention someday.
A good friend to the Bat-Blog, named Neville, sent us some extremely cool photos yesterday. He wrote, "I have one more picture from last year's Polaris Convention to send to you: it's a picture of Nightwing, the Riddler, and Robin, all looking quite intense. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, here's another one of Catwoman too!" Ha Ha, AWESOME!! Thank you Neville. I really love these Comic Book Fans who dress up when they go to comicons. Seriously, it's very cool how creative they are. All of these costumes look really really great...good job! I think a lot of people who were at that show really appreciated these characters. Plus, I think a lot of readers are gonna really love that Catwoman pic...MEOW!! If any other readers have ANY kind of Batman-related photos to share then please send them in, we always love that!
Here are 2 wonderful pieces of original art I came across the other day while surfing the internet. The 1st one was drawn by Peter Laird. He's the co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! This was a drawing he did at a comic book con in 1987. It's a movie Alien Creature wearing Batman's costume & cowl! I think it's extremely awesome!! The next drawing ( which is also very awesome ) was done by Eric Talbot. I think he works at Mirage Studios, the company that cranks out artwork for the TMNT comics. It shows one of the Turtle characters dressed as the Dark Knight ...pretty funny!
If you were lucky enough to go to the last San Diego Comic Con 2008 then you could have bought these 2 Exclusive Action Figures of BATMAN & The JOKER. SDCC always has some special toys you can only get there. I really like these. It's the modern-day comic book version of Batman & The Joker looks completely CRAZY. The packaging is really cool too, a nice set.
If you're a fan of Freddie Williams II, who draws the Robin comic book, then you'll totally dig this video. He's shown here drawing our favorite Dark Knight. This was shot at a comicon convention & it's kinda neat to see him draw.
A loyal Bat-Blog Reader sent us these 2 wonderful photos to share! His name is Chaz & he's shown here with his 2 lovely daughters. They were lucky enough to meet both Julie Newmar & Yvonne Craig at some comic book convention event. Of course we know them as Catwoman & Batgirl from the 1966 Batman TV Show. Now, the thing that's most interesting about his family is that they actually named their two daughters "Batgirl" & "Harley Quinn"...how cool is that?! Thanks Chaz for sending these photos, they're really great. I had the chance a few years ago to meet Yvonne Craig & she's a really sweet lady, a true class act. If any other readers have met some Bat-celebrities please send us your photos too!
Oh man! This is exciting news. The website ComicMix got an interview with Neal Adams where he announced, at the 2008 NYCC ( New York City Comic Con ), that he will be working on a new series of large graphic novels that are new Batman stories drawn by him!! At this point he has finished book 2 & has started on book 3. In total, there will be 6 books published on a bi-monthly schedule. This is extremely exciting new for Batman fans as the famous comic book artist Neal Adams is considered a GOD!!
For the Bat-Blog readers who live on the east coast I thought I would do this post to remind them that the annual NEW YORK COMICON COMIC BOOK CONVENTION is on April 18th-20th, 2008. This year they have a ton of guests that are "Batman-related". They include ( in no certain order ) : Mike Mignola, Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, Grant Morrison, Alex Ross, Frank Miller, Neal Adams, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Jim Lee, Denny O'Neal, Steve Rude, Darwyn Cooke, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, & probably a few others I missed! The guest list is HUGE! Also there will be three exclusive Batman toys. I featured 2 of them in a previous post ( scroll way down ) but shown here is the just-released Special Edition Comic Book Convention Exclusive "Tech Suit Mr.Freeze" action figure from Mattel ( Booth # 1547 ). I think this figure is really great! This is an awesome event that I highly recommend you going to, especially for the chance to get some sketches and/or autographs from these classic Batman writers & artists. Here's a link button down below if ya need more information:
For anyone who will be going to a Comicon this year be sure to look out for these 2 NEW Batman products. The 1st one is a limited-edition action figure made by Mattel called "Knight Shadow Batman". He looks kinda weird being totally black with just a hint of dark gray accents but I guess that's the "shadow" part, ha ha! Still, looks kinda cool. The next item is a Brass Batman Paperweight put out by Monogram. It's a part of their Justice League series. There's one of Superman too ( but who cares, ha ha! ). If any readers spot any more "Comic Book Convention Exclusives" please let us know so we can share because that's what the Bat-Blog is all about.
Crap! I'm stuck in Oklahoma City but this weekend ( November 16th, 17th, & 18th ) is the BIG APPLE Comic Book, Art,Toy, and Sci-Fi Expo in New York City!! A lot of famous Batman comic book artists will be attending like Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams, Norm Breyfogle, Darwyn Cooke, Adam Hughes, Tim Sale, & many more! If you're in that area you should check it out. Admission is about $20. Here's a link to the list of artists that will be attending & if you check out their "Special Guests" page there will be many famous TV actors & movies stars to meet! http://www.bigapplecon.com/art.htm
Neal Adams doesn't need ANY introductions. This famous comic book artist is a living legend, an icon! His work in silver age comics is considered to be classic. His heyday was in the 1970's when he drew Batman, Deadman, Green Lantern, & Green Arrow. Back then he even created the character R'as AlGhul who later became a main villain in the Batman Begins movie. His portrait is shown in this vintage pinback button by Denis Kitchen. I also thought I would show a more recent photo. Here he is sketching at a comic book convention. Now the whole reason for this post was that I had an advance copy of Adams' artwork for All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder #8 ( Due out Nov 28th ) which I had posted right here for a few days. Well, at his son's request I took it down because he was a little freaked out, he said & I quote, "I do have a favor to ask. Neal is my father and he just finished a new Batman cover for DC. Somehow you got a copy of that art on your site. The Joker head with Batman's head over it. The thing is, we promised DC that we wouldn't post any images of the cover, and I have no idea how you got a copy of the scan of it. My worry is that DC might think we've been releasing the image. They did, however, give us permission to show it at the National convention on the 16th. I was hoping you wouldn't mind taking that image down until the 16th?". Well, this is no problem at all. I'm kinda bummed out that my "scoop" is getting burned but out of respect for Mr.Adams I'm taking it down until the 16th. Hey DC, I did not get this scan thru Mr. Adams or any of his staff. Be sure to return to the Bat-Blog on the 16th to see this amazing artwork. ( Neal Adams is drawing Batman again!! ).
